Having a Baby? Congratulations! You are on one of life’s most incredible journeys. Being a parent is the best thing I’ve ever done. This time of preparation is a very sweet and special time as you transition to Parenthood.
Now, you’re getting ready for Baby and you want to create a...
Ah, the holidays. It’s a time of family, food, vacations and gift giving. As we come off a week or so break from school and are trying to get our lives back into some sort of order, we often take stock of the kids' loot they received over the holidays. Many times there is tons of plastic, old...
Last week I started off your holiday green gift guide with ideas for the kiddos. This week I wanted to focus on parents. Honestly, if you are at all into sustainable practices, gifts should be items that are reusable, made by and from sustainable materials/practices and be made as locally as...
It’s that time of year again when parents and grandparents go into full on shopping frenzy to find all of the perfect gifts for family and friends on their lists. The hype starts in November and reaches a fever pitch right about now. With Hanukkah starting this weekend and Christmas two weeks...
It's that time of year again where we gear up for school by shopping for and purchasing school supplies. If you are anything like me, it's one of my favorite activities ever. Give me a Staples and I'm in heaven! But there are some choices to be made - now more than ever - about which items you...
The summertime means spending tons of time outdoors! There is nothing better than swimming, catching fireflies, building sandcastles and camp. With all of this outdoor activity, there is that ever present thought of bug bites.
By now I’m sure you’ve heard that DEET is no good for your...
Children’s clothing catching fire has to be one of the most awful thoughts a parent can have. Keeping these fears in the forefront of their minds, in 1971 the Department of Commerce asked clothing manufacturers of children’s sleepwear to created flame resistant sleepwear. Why because...
